Review of Asset: Episode 12

June 24, 2014

Episode 12 finally brings back a largely absent character, even though he can change the rules of the game at any time. Paulson, every time I hear this guy’s name I think of Agent Coulson from the Marvel franchise. I wonder if that was a conscious choice on the writer’s part. Despite this mild mannered association, Paulson is quite frightening and a little hating towards Canadians.
The follow up to the cliffhanger of the last episode
resolves itself, with only Eric becoming less bumbling. Here is where Eric’s
hopeless love for Nadja somehow pays off with his entirely genuine sentiments. Funny
how his boyhood crush got Eric into this mess and it continues to prolong spy
cover.

One important thing to note is that Anya makes her new mission to take down Dimitri. There are so many questions as to how far Anya will go to achieve this. She’s former KGB, which Dimitri points out, and it’s a wonder how she went from that undying loyalty to a Russian arms dealer. Everything she does she does for Lazerev, and there’s likely a backstory between the two of them. But then again, there’s not enough episodes left to explore that deeply. But aside from Nadja still remaining absolutely clueless to all of the horrible things around her, she’s still on the kill list. Paulson is a great addition to the episode, because not only does he change the dynamic completely and help answer questions about existing characters, but he also reveals some plot twists. Here is where the game changes, because Paulson now gives them a deadline to take down the operation. Look at that, it’s now just Eric and Julia left to get the job done. Lazerev is going down one way or another, either by Dimitri or Eric and Julia. Let’s see how it goes.